In 2008/2009 his work was shown in a major retrospective titled I Want to Believe in the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and the National Art Museum of China in Beijing. Upcoming exhibitions include solo shows at the ... full story
Beijing's brainpower is complemented by an embarrassment of cultural riches. These include its numerous first-class museums, a plethora of performing arts events and festivals. The latter extend beyond the performing arts, to book fairs and literary ... full story
For most people in Northeastern Wisconsin, Beijing's Forbidden City is out of reach. Time, money and distance make the former Chinese imperial palace seem unreachable. For a few more weeks, though, Milwaukee Art Museum offers an extensive display of ... full story
Meg Maggio, director of Peking Fine Arts in Beijing, said the public should expect to witness more Chinese and foreign-owned corporations collecting higher quality artworks for public spaces to "enhance their corporate profile and public relations ... full story
But on Friday, Ai spoke by phone from Beijing about his artwork, specifically his touring installation “Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads,” which opens Saturday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and runs through February. ... full story
Each subject possesses its own inherent drama of scale and density that the Beijing-based Shi does little, compositionally, to enhance or accentuate. He does, however, use a photographic process that lends these scenes remarkable presence. ... full story
But on Friday, Ai spoke by phone from Beijing about his artwork, specifically his touring installation "Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads," which opens Saturday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and runs through February. ... full story
It's early Friday morning in Beijing and he's agreed to talk by phone about his artwork, specifically his touring installation "Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads" that opens Saturday at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. But this is no ordinary art ... full story
BEIJING — The National Art Museum of China, the country's flagship art museum, marked the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China this summer with a major retrospective of socialist artwork intended to “make the public ... full story
In the second location, where Ai was held for 67 days, the artist famed for his work on the "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium in Beijing, was watched over by two police officers for 24 hours a day, with their faces often inches from his, watching his every ... full story
